Brook Porter

Partner and Co-Founder

2016 - Current

At G2VP, we invest in emerging technology companies that digitize traditional industries and drive market transformations. Tapping into global industries from transportation, energy and agriculture to manufacturing and logistics, G2VP was founded around a multi-trillion-dollar trend: the digitization of industry. As this trend takes root, and industries worldwide transition from traditional analog to digital processes, G2VP sees tremendous opportunity for value creation, economic growth, and sector disruption. By aligning companies, purpose and profit, we aim to unlock previously unidentified paths to sustainability and resource efficiency. Visit us at http://www.g2vp.com/.

Co-Founder

2004

-Co-founder of in-home services company for families with children who have autism or related developmental delays -Developed business plan, corporate strategy and economic projections for initial financing -Established business system infastructure, email and database management, billing systems, and website

Partner

2010 - 2020

Former Kleiner Perkins Partner in the Green Growth Fund. Board member/observer for the following companies: Amprius - Silicon anode innovation for Li-Ion batteries DJI - Consumer robotics / drone manufacturer INRIX - Traffic data provider to auto OEMs Proterra (Nasdaq: PTRA) - Largest EV municipal transit bus manufacturer in North America Renmatix - Cellulosic sugar production from biomass via supercritical hydrolysis Turo - peer-to-peer car sharing platform, putting 1B cars to better use Uber (NYSE: UBER) - Disruptive collaborative transportation and urban logistics provider Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) - Distributed power generation using Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) Chargepoint (NYSE: CHPT) - leading mfg of EV charging infrastructure Amyris (Nasdaq: AMRS, 2010) - synthetic biology pioneer Luxvue (Acquired 2014) - low power microled displays Farmers Edge (Shares acquired 2017, TSX:FDGE) - satellite imagery informed fertilizer recommendations Siluria (Acquired 2019) - NG to chemicals catalyst Served as Technical Advisor to KP Partner, Vice President Al Gore.

Exec. Vice President and Co-Founder

2006 - 2010

Founder and Exec. Vice President of Primafuel - a biofuels technology and infrastructure company. Successfully commercialized bolt-on biofuel processing technology to increase profits and decrease carbon footprint of ethanol production by extracting high-value compounds from waste streams. Also developed large-scale biofuel infrastructure projects in California.

Manager R&D

2002 - 2006

-Co-Founder of Element One Enterprises, LLC in 2002: Contributed to business plan development and technology development, leading to acquisition by Intelligent Energy in 2003. -Drafted numerous successful business development contracts, including $3 million dollar IFC grant for developing economy fuel cell implementation and US Dept of Defense contract proposal for novel direct methanol fuel cell system. -Developed novel catalytic reactor system for pure hydrogen generation from renewable biofuels. Multiple patents pending. Managed exclusive technology licensing deals to complete technology portfolio. -Design team member and co-inventor of ENV Motorcycle (www.envbike.com), responsible for hydrogen storage system design and refueling infrastructure strategy.

Advanced Technology Group Team Leader

1999 - 2001